Professor Steeves (8 results)

Published by The Modern Library, NY 1933
- Hardcover
Seller: Clausen Books, RMABA, Colorado Springs, U.S.A.Clausen Books, RMABA
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Add to basketCloth. Condition: Very Good. Good (in mylar). Former owner's ink signature along upper edge of ffep; Gray pattern end papers; Pencil notations and underlining throughout, else textblock is clean and very tight; Spotless green cloth binding, gently bumped at the head and foot of spine, minor shelf wear to the edges. Unclipped, sp…ine-sunned dust jacket, very worn, torn, chipped, scuffed and written on; However, it's done a great job protecting the book; 295p. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardcover.
Published by Modern Library 1933
- Hardcover
Seller: Aldersgate Books Inc., Niagara Falls, U.S.A.Aldersgate Books Inc.
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Add to basketCondition: VERY GOOD. 1933. First Modern Library Edition (stated). Originally published by Dodd, Mead of New York, 1905. Burgundy cloth flex binding with gilt lettering. Dust jacket now in clear plastic BRODART protector. Decorative endpapers. Publisher's stain to top edges. Original price to endflap. 295pp. List of titles. VERY… GOOD in FAIR jacket. Textblock appears clean. Binding sound. Small owner's stamp. Jacket has chips to spine tips and closed tear, spine browning.
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Published by The Modern Library, Inc., New York, New York, U.S.A. 1952
- Hardcover
Seller: Mattabesset Books, Kensington, U.S.A.Mattabesset Books
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Fine-. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Fine. Modern Library Edition. The Modern Library, Inc. , New York, New York, U.S.A., Spring, 1952. The printing date is determined by the listings of titles in the series on the inverse side of the Dust Jacket, in this case 360 titles are listed including Dinesen, Out of A…frica, but not Cooper, The Pathfinder. Fine- in a Very Fine Bro-Dart protected Dust Jacket. The Text Block is clean, soft white, tight, straight and square with no markings other than a small marginal stain (inside upper left) on page 95 and a prior owner's name on the front free endpaper and reverse of the half-title page. The Binding is Toledano Binding Style 8 in green cloth, color uniform throughout, with Rockwell Kent torchbearer image within gilt outline enclosed square label in black with gilt lettering to the front board, gilt title, etc., to the spine in a black rectangle with the Kent torchbearer above, Rockwell Kent endpapers unmarked except as described above, and all corners square and sharp. The Bro-Dart protected Dust Jacket is fully intact with the original price clipped from the front flap, with colors bright and uniform throughout. See the accompanying photos. xvi, 295, [viii] pages. 4 7/8" x 7 1/4". This novel is a satirical fictional history of Penguinia (i.e., France) with oblique references to the Dreyfus Affair among others. Satirizing the European colonization of the Americas and the subsequent Valladolid Debate of 1550-1551, a blind monk is driven by Satan off course and lands on an island occupied by penguins, and, as he perceives them to be small people, he starts baptizing them, leading to a conference in heaven as to whether the penguins now were humans with immortal souls. Introduction by Professor H. R. Steeves. Originally published in French as (1908), and first published by the Modern Library in 1933. Translator not stated.

PENGUIN ISLAND: ML# 210, AUTUMN 1941, 278 Titles Listed on Inside of DJ
FRANCE, ANATOLE(1844-1924), Written by; WINNER of NOBEL in LITERATURE, 1921, Written by; Intro by Professor H.R. Steeves
Published by New York: Modern Library Edition. AUTUMN 1941, 278 Titles Listed on DJ. 1941
- Hardcover
Seller: Shepardson Bookstall, Brookline, U.S.A.Shepardson Bookstall
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. SHEPARDSON BOOKSTALL, 20+ YEARS OF EXCELLENCE. DJ unclipped (95 cents); covered in mylar; chips on spine bottom, back bottom edge and back top left. Book is covered in navy blue cloth and has black and gold lettering and trim; Kent endpapers; binding #8; black to…pstain. Very nice copy.

Language: English
Published by University of Ottawa Press 2015
Series: Law, Technology and Media, Book 1 of 7. Book 1 of 7 - Law, Technology and Media
- Softcover
Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, U.S.A.ThriftBooks-Atlanta
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Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Language: English
Published by University of Ottawa Press 2015
Series: Law, Technology and Media, Book 1 of 7. Book 1 of 7 - Law, Technology and Media
- Softcover
Seller: Booksavers of Virginia, Harrisonburg, U.S.A.Booksavers of Virginia
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paperback. Condition: Fine. In like new, unmarked condition. Cover is very good. Like New. Your purchase benefits the world-wide relief efforts of Mennonite Central Committee.
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Published by The Modern Library, New York 1933
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: The Modern Library, Columbus, U.S.A.The Modern Library
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. RARE 1933 FIRST MODERN LIBRARY EDITION WITH DUST JACKET Penguin Island by Anatole France. FIRST MODERN LIBRARY EDITION 1933 stated. The book is bound in blue balloon cloth type 7 binding with Kent end papers. Book is in VERY GOOD condition - binding…solid and tight but a gap exists between title page and some fading on spine, gilt bright, matching blue topstain nice, no writing or marks except for owners signature on end paper, contents are clean and bright. The dust jacket is VERY GOOD with age toning and chipping on spine. The rest of the dust jacket is slightly soiled with an amazing graphic on the cover. 95 cent price present and bright on inside flap. 210 titles listed on the back panel indicating a 1933 FIRST MODERN LIBRARY EDITION. Now protected in an archival-quality dust jacket protector. **I WILL BE LISTIING OVER 400 COLLECTIBLE, RARE, OR SIGNED MODERN LIBRARY EDITIONS OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS FROM 30 YEARS OF ACTIVE COLLECTING AROUND THE WORLD - PLEASE VISIT MY SELLERS PAGE TO VIEW THEM ALL**.
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Published by The Modern Library, New York 1933
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: The Modern Library, Columbus, U.S.A.The Modern Library
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. RARE 1933 FIRST MODERN LIBRARY EDITION WITH DUST JACKET IN NEAR FINE CONDITION Penguin Island by Anatole France. FIRST MODERN LIBRARY EDITION 1933 stated. The book is bound in blue balloon cloth type 7 binding with Kent end papers. Book is in NEAR FI…NE condition - binding solid, tight and brigt, gilt bright, matching blue topstain nice, no writing or marks except for owners very small stamp on end paper and Bloomingdale's stamped on title page, contents are clean and bright. GORGEOUS CONDITION! The dust jacket is NEAR FINE with only slight age toning and on spine. The rest of the dust jacket is extremely bright with an amazing graphic on the cover. 95 cent price present and bright on inside flap. 210 titles listed on the back panel indicating a 1933 FIRST MODERN LIBRARY EDITION. Now protected in an archival-quality dust jacket protector. AMAZING AND HARD TO FIND IN THIS CONDITION!! **I WILL BE LISTIING OVER 400 COLLECTIBLE, RARE, OR SIGNED MODERN LIBRARY EDITIONS OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS FROM 30 YEARS OF ACTIVE COLLECTING AROUND THE WORLD - PLEASE VISIT MY SELLERS PAGE TO VIEW THEM ALL**.